At 05:57 PM 2/11/98 GMT, REWHLAB wrote:
>Hi, Is there any way to easily remove the silanizing coating on glass plates?
>The plates were coated using Sigma coat. We have washed several times with
>detergent without any noticable effect.
>>Thanks.
>>Rew
>>Rewhlab at cbdn.ca>>
Soak in 0.5M NaOH or KOH for several hours. There is also a commercially
available "polisher" that strips off the silane. It's called Sequestrip.